A week later, one of her professors died. A heart attack, they said. Quick. Peaceful.

That was when she saw him again.

Same coat. Same silence. Same eyes like frozen glass.

And something in her whispered: He was there before it happened.

She should have walked away then. She should've listened to the smarter, safer part of her.

But it had been a long time since she had felt anything that wasn't grey.

And he was the only thing she'd seen in months that didn't feel real.

(This book is also available on Ao3, under the name @e4tyoual1ve, and on Wattpad under the user @e4ty0ual1ve)

Javaraya, the enigmatic Guardian of Death, has spent centuries guiding souls to the afterlife, believing love to be an unattainable dream for someone like him. His existence is a solitary one, devoid of warmth and connection, until the day he encounters Venus, a hopeless romantic with a heart full of dreams.

This story is a side story. It contains major spoilers for 'Serenity: Crossing Realms'. I recommend reading that first. Enjoy!

The day she died, all hell broke loose-both in Living world and in After world.How much can a single woman change the course of the world and fate of several people? They thought that one sacrifice wouldn't matter much, but her death proved her worth more than she had ever received when she was alive and breathing.This is a fanfiction of the manhwa 'A Stepmother's Märchen'. A much desired continuation of what happened with Shuli after she died, her journey to the After world and her subsequent regression from the land of no return.​​​​​​​I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS. I SIMPLY LOVE THIS MANHWA. ALL THE CHARACTERS BELONG TO THE RESPECTED AUTHOR OF THE NOVEL OF THE SAME NAME AND THE ART ON THE COVER BELONGS TO ARTIST ORKA.